This is right out of the WEF’s playbook.

Food prices, especially for meat and poultry, have skyrocketed in the past four years and could rise further in 2025, when new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules for meat processors go into effect.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Price Outlook for September reported that beef and veal prices had increased for six straight months, and predicted they will rise 5.2 percent overall in 2024. Poultry prices also went up, although by a smaller percentage, and are expected to rise more before year’s end.

The report traced the increase to several factors, including pandemic-related supply chain disruptions and the worst inflation since the 1980s.

With the threat of this hanging over meat producers and consumers, The Epoch Times says analysts predict that grocery store prices for meat and poultry may rise even further in 2025. This is largely due to an EPA proposal that could lead to the closure of some meat processing plants, which will, very likely, cause job losses and disrupt supply chains.

In January, The Epoch Times says, the EPA proposed new regulations regarding wastewater limits for meat and poultry processors, with public comments collected in the spring.

As The Epoch Times also points out, the proposed regulations are the result of lawsuits initiated from a coalition of 13 environmental groups. Five years ago, these groups sued the Trump administration under the Clean Water Act for failing to update outdated water pollution control standards for slaughterhouses and meat processing facilities.

In response, the EPA promised to enhance its regulations but did not follow through with any changes. A second lawsuit was filed in December 2022, which led to the current proposed changes.

However, the EPA told The Epoch Times that the overall impact of the new rules would be minimal, resulting in slight meat price increases and a minor decrease in meat availability. But, when taking into account the revolving door with environmentalist groups and the EPA, this is undoubtedly a talking point and not reflective of reality.

The only people who will be affected by this is those who work in the meat industry, consumers, and our overall food supply. It can and will result in food shortages and higher prices depriving people of a nutritious food source that will help people live longer and be healthier. Than again, that is the point since shrinking the food supply and cutting off food sources is a great way to kill people off.

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